CVE-2001-0946
apmscript in Apmd in Red Hat 7.2 "Enigma" allows local users to create or change the modification dates of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the LOW_POWER temporary file, which could be used to cause a denial of service, e.g. by creating…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
apmscript in Apmd in Red Hat 7.2 "Enigma" allows local users to create or change the modification dates of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the LOW_POWER temporary file, which could be used to cause a denial of service, e.g. by creating /etc/nologin and disabling logins.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100743394701962&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/5493
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56389Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8268
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100743394701962&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/5493
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56389Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8268
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.